Emirates:
Coinciding with the UAE’s 51st National Day, Fujairah
Airport celebrated obtaining an operating licence for a new runway from the
General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), state news agency WAM reported Friday.
GCAA granted Fujairah Airport the permit to open the runway after fulfilling all
international and local requirements and standards required for its operation.
Ismail Al Baloushi, Director-General of Fujairah Airport, said that the new
runway underscores the airport’s strategic objective to improve and maintain its
operations in line with the highest international standards. This will increase
its capacity to accommodate more aircraft, noting that the project is ongoing
and is running on realistic time frames. He added that the new runway has a
length of 3,050 metres and a width of 45 metres and is equipped according to the
highest standards approved by the International Civil Aviation Organisation
(ICAO) and the GCAA in the UAE.
Sheikh Hamad bin Saleh Al Sharqi inaugurated the runway, the first pilot to use
it. The operation of the new runway is part of the airport’s expansion and
development plan, enhancing the UAE’s stature in the civil aviation sector.